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UG suspends four Commonwealth Hall students

The Management of the University of Ghana has suspended four former Junior Common Room (JCR) Executives of the Commonwealth Hall, for disobeying the Vice Chancellor and the Dean of Student Affairs. A press statement signed by the Registrar said the executives held a meeting which provided a platform for the …

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VIDEO: King Charles III’s maiden address to the nation and the Commonwealth

King Charles III gave the following address to the nation and Commonwealth: “I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty the Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her …

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UG suspends Hall Master, Senior Tutor of Commonwealth over recent clashes

The management of the University of Ghana has temporarily suspended the Hall Master and Senior Tutor of Commonwealth Hall over the recent clashes between students in the university. According to the management, the two leaders had to be removed because of their lack of cooperation in the ongoing investigation on …

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Ghanaian delegate among 17 missing at 2022 Commonwealth Games

A Ghanaian delegate is among a total of 17 athletes and delegates who have been reported missing since the start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, police have revealed. The number included 13 competitors and four others who were part of the individual teams. Nine of the 17 missing people …

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‘We did not engage in any acts of violence’ – Commonwealth Hall

Commonwealth Hall, one of the resident halls on the University of Ghana campus, has denied being part of the violence that took place on Friday, August 5. In a statement co-signed by JCR President and Secretary, Paul Anim Inkoom and Daniel Kofi Boakye, the student leadership stated that: “The attention …

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Joseph Commey sick, ruled out of Commonwealth games finals

Ghana’s Featherweight boxer Joseph Commey’s target of winning Ghana’s first Gold medal in boxing at the Commonwealth games has been crushed after the medical team of the commonwealth games declared him medically unfit to fight in the finals today. Commey defeated his Indian opponent Hussam Uddin Mohammed by 4-1 in …

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Bastie Samir’s brother suspended after failing doping test at Commonwealth Games

Ghanaian light heavyweight boxer, Shakul Samed has been suspended after failing a doping test at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation Anti-Doping and Medical Commission revealed that the sample of Shakul Samed violated anti-doping rules for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The boxer’s sample ‘A’ was found to contain …

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Gabon and Togo join the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members respectively. Both countries are former French colonies. Leaders accepted applications by the two west African countries at the closing session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. It follows formal expressions of interest by …

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Zimbabwe lobbies to rejoin Commonwealth

Zimbabwe at the ongoing Commonwealth summit in Rwanda continued with lobbying for readmission 18 years after it was thrown out of the body over allegations of human rights abuses. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government submitted an application on May 15, 2018 to re-join the grouping of 54 countries, a year after …

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Akufo-Addo arrives in Rwanda for Commonwealth Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Rwandan capital, Kigali to attend an international summit. The president arrived late Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Kigali International Airport with his delegation. The Rwandan airport company tweeted a photo of his arrival with the caption: “H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, the President …

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